Stevie Ann
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Netherlands
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singer-songwriter
Songwriter
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Stevie Ann started making music at a very young age. From the first moment she learned how to play the guitar she started writing songs. In the summer of 2005 her debut album Away from Here was released. The album contains twelve tracks, all written by Ann.
The song The Poetry Man, released in December 2005, and gained airplay on a number of major Dutch
Netherlands
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radio stations. It is her highest charting single to date, peaking at #21 on the Dutch
Netherlands
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Single Top 100.
In her short career, Ann won several awards. In November 2005, she received an Essent Award, an award for young and promising Dutch
Netherlands
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artists. In February 2006, she won a Zilveren Harp
Zilveren Harp
The Zilveren Harp is a Dutch award given annually to promising musical talent. The award is very prestigious and winners are chosen by a different jury each year...
(Silver Harp). Ann was also named best new artist at the Dutch
Netherlands
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3FM Awards.
In October 2006, Stevie Ann started a tour running until January 2007.
During November 2006 she played the opening of James Morrison
James Morrison (singer)
James Morrison is a BRIT Award-winning English singer-songwriter and guitarist from Rugby, Warwickshire. In 2006, his debut single "You Give Me Something" became a hit in Europe, Australia, and Japan, peaking in the top five in the UK and New Zealand. His debut album, Undiscovered, debuted at the...
's concerts in the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
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Albums
- Away From Here (released September 25, 2005) #4 NL
- Closer To The Heart (released October 1, 2007) #10 NL
- Light up (released May 7, 2010) #5 NL
Singles
- "Away From Here" (2005) #96 NL
- "The Poetry Man" (2005) #21 NL
- "You Versus Me" (2006)
- "One Year of Love" (2006) #38
- "Get Away" (2007) #47 NL
- "Baby Blue" (2008) #43 NL
Note: chart positions are from the official Dutch Single- and Album Top 100.